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Road to Rupert

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When the family has a garage sale, Brian accidentally sells Stewies beloved teddy bear Rupert. Stewie is so distraught that Brian takes him on a cross-country road trip to Aspen, CO. When they find the culprit, Stanford (Rob Lowe), Stewie challenges him to a ski-off to get Rupert back. Meanwhile, Peter loses his license, so Meg has to drive him around

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Episode number: 509
Production number: 5ACX04
Season: Season 5 (2006/2007)

First broadcast:
Sunday January 28, 2007

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Anchors Aweigh (1945)Stewie's dance with Gene Kelly is a parody of the same exact dance done with Jerry the Mouse in MGM's Anchors Aweigh (1945). Jerry's reflection can still be seen instead of Stewie's.
Billy Dee WilliamsIs the 'cool side' of the pillow.
Bo BiceAdam West references this American Idol rock singer while in the car with Stewie and Brian.
BoratIn the introduction to the episode there is a still which is similar to the rodeo-scene in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, where Stewie has a moustache like Borat.
Burger KingPeter claims Lois works there.
CheersPeter decides the bar in Cheers is his new bar after he is banned from driving. Claims it went downhill 'after Kirsty Alley ate Shelley Long'.
Emmanuel LewisStars as Peter's son in his made-up sitcom "My Black Son".
Family Guy the movieBrian has a copy of the family guy movie on the table he's sitting at during the yard sale.
Family TiesAfter Peter loses his license there is a musical collage where one scene copies the part of the introduction to Family Ties where Alex P. Keaton (played by Michael J. Fox) moves while sitting in an office chair towards a table with an open book and then spreading his arms.
GettysburgStewie and Brian arrive at Gettysburg, the site of the bloody Civil War battle.
GhostbustersWhen Lois opens the fridge Peter is in there. Lois tells Peter to get out on which Peter replies 'There is no Peter, only Zool'. In Ghostbusters Sigourney Weaver finds an ancient Demon in her refridgerator called Zool.
GhostbustersPeter hides in the fridge and when Lois opens it he says "There is no Peter...only Zool"
James TaylorBrian sings a song by him...Stewie asks who sings it and then replies "let's keep it that way".
Laverne and ShirleyIn the "My Black Son" montage sequence, the scene where the girls put a glove on the assembly line of bottles is replicated.
Lost in TranslationPeter, Quagmire, and Cleveland go see it in the cinema.
Planes, Trains and AutomobilesDuring the helicopter crash scene, Stewie appears to Brian as a laughing Satan, as John Candy did to Steve Martin in the car crash scene in that film.
RushAt the end of this episode, a highway sign in the background states that the distance from Aspen to Rhode Island is "2112" miles. "2112" is the name of an album by the band Rush.
Spongebob SquarepantsPeter watches it in the car while Meg is driving him around.
Star Trek II, The Wrath of KhanThe complete funeral of Mr. Spock is redone with Rupert as Spock. Stewie portraying Captain Kirk.
The FlintstonesMeg and Peter go to the drive-in, Peter sticks his head out the roof and Meg puts Bamm-Bamm and Pebbles on his head.
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